About Yukihiro

I am a freelance writer/photographer/translator living in Japan Yokohama.

I love to shoot street snaps as well as my daily life, with mainly B&W film rather than digital. Please enjoy its bw tone and composition. I would be happy if you leave comment for my photos. Thanks.

My web pages are, (plesae note that these are written in Japanese)
http://www.sekitechnologies.com/
http://bwphotography.jugem.jp/

Photography Equipment

I am using...

LEICA-M Range Finder System
- body: Leica M4, M4-2
- Lens: Leica Summicron 50mm/F2.0, Summarit 50mm/F1.5, Summicron 35mm, Summaron 35mm/F3.5, Minolta M-Rokkor 28mm, Leica Elmarit 90mm

Contax G Range Finder System
- body: Contax G2
- Lens: Biogon 28mm F2.8, Planar 45mm F2.0, Sonar 90mm F2.8

CANON SLR
- body: EOS 40D, EOS 1v
- Lens: EF-s10-22mm, EF17-40mm/F4.0L, EF24-70mm/F2.8L, EF100mm/F2.8 macro, TS-E 90mm, EF70-200mm/F2.8L, EF100-400mm F4.5-5.6L, EF300mm F2.8L, EF50mm/F1.4

Olympus SLR
- body: OM-1
- Lens: Zuiko 50mm/F1.4, 35mm/F2.8, 28mm/F3.5

Point and shoot
- Ricoh GR-1 (28mm), etc.

Medium Format
- body: Hasselblad 501CM
- Lens: Planar C80mm/F2.8, Distagon 50mm.

Digital Gear
- scanner : Nikon Coolscan V, Flextight Photo
- software : Adobe Photoshop CS3/CS2, VueScan, SilverFast, FlexColor, Quad Tone RIP
- printer : Epson PX-5500 (R2400)
- monitor caribration: Eye-One Pro